> Jerry Monaco wrote:
> > For instance his support for the policies of open war crimes committed by
> > Israel. Obama's support of war crimes in Afghanistan. His support for
> our
> > murderous policies in Colombia.
>
>
> I know I read Obama does not support Plan Columbia and IIRC opposes the
> Columbia Free Trade Agreement.
> What roll he envisions for the US in Columbia I don't know but he could
> be worse in this area than he is.
> He has stated that "the Colombian government has every right to defend
> itself." which is troubling.
You really haven't read about his policies too closely, have you? The difference between "Plan Colombia" and the Democrat position is almost nil. Obama won't change this. We have had the same kind of operations in Colombia since the Reagan administration. It is bipartisan. It is supported by both sides of the aisle.
The Obama statement you quote by the way was in support of the Colombian government's illegal bombing of a neighbor. Obama is not very much different than McCain on these issues.
It is not a matter of Obama's progressiveness or regressiveness in these areas. It is a matter of people who are so caught up in the "newness" of Obama that they don't see the institution he is running for, and the state policies he wants to administer.
Jerry
> In Central and South America overall I doubt he's terribly progressive.
> I don't think he's ready to hug Chavez anytime soon since he has used
> the term Dictator to describe him..
>
> John Thornton
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